Hiroyuki Matsui

• Category
  Ceramics
• Techniques
  Bizen ware
• Born
  1962 -
• Membership
  Full member, Japan Kogei Association
  Manager of the Japan Kōgei Association Chūgoku Branch
  Director of the Okayama Prefecture Bizenyaki Touyuukai
  Special Member of the Bizen Toshinkai
  Appointed Artist of the Okayama Prefectural Art Exhibition

Style

Trying to make a new kind of Bizen ware while following the tradition.

Biography

• 1962
  Born in Bizen City as the first son of artist Tomoyuki Matsui
• 1986
  Graduated from Kansai University, Faculty of Letters, Department of English Linguistics and Literature
• 1987
  Completed course at Kyoto Municipal Institute of Industrial Research
  Starts studying under his father
• 1988
  Selected for the Okayama Prefectural Art Exhibition
  (received the Prefectural Art Exhibition Award 4 times and the Incentive Award twice from this year onward)
• 1989
  Selected for the Chūgoku Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (selected several times from this year onward)
  Selected for the Issuikai Ceramics Exhibition (selected 3 times from this year onward)
• 1991
  Selected for the “Arts of the Tea Ceremony” Exhibition at the Tanabe Museum of Art (selected 3 times from this year onward)
  Selected for the Yakishime Pottery Exhibition (selected twice from this year onward)
• 1993
  First Solo Exhibition at Okayama Takashimaya ('97 '01 '05 '10 '13 '16 '19)
• 1995
  Father and Son Exhibition at Tobu Department Store, Ikebukuro
• 1998
  Selected for the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition ('00 '15 '16)
• 2000
  Pottery Exhibition at Tokyo Department Store, Main Store
• 2001
  Builds a new kiln
• 2002
  Father and Son Exhibition at Tenmaya, Hiroshima Alpark Store
• 2006
  Pottery Exhibition at Yonago Takashimaya ('09 '11 '14 '17 '20)
• 2016
  Designated as Full Member of the Japan Kōgei Association
• 2019
  Pottery Exhibition at Hiroshima Fukuya Main Store ('21)
• 2002
  Pottery Exhibition at Okayama Takashimaya
  Builds a new kiln
  Pottery Exhibition at Yonago Takashimaya

Awards

• 1991
  Received the Issuikai Honorary Mention Award at the Issuikai Ceramics Exhibition
• 1993
  Received the Okayama Mayor Award at the Chūgoku Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 1995
  Received the Sanyo Shimbun Award at the Okayama Prefectural Art Exhibition
• 1996
  Received the Japan Kōgei Association Award at the Chūgoku Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 1997
  Received the Okayama Prefectural Board of Education Award at the Okayama Prefectural Art Exhibition
• 1998
  Received the Chūgoku Branch Manager Award at the Chūgoku Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2000
  Received the Tottori Governor Award at the Chūgoku Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2004
  Received the Sanyo Broadcasting Award at the Chūgoku Traditional Kōgei Exhibition

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